Oil and gold prices are steady, with oil trading around $38 per barrel.

In the currency market, the British pound continues to dip as traders remain concerned about uncertainty related to the upcoming EU referendum in June. The pound has fallen this year versus every major currency in the world.

3. Stock market movers -- ZTE, Takata: Shares in Chinese tech giant ZTE Corporation fell by as much as 15% on Thursday as investors reacted to a management overhaul, disappointing financial results and a warning from the company that it could face charges in the U.S.

ZTE shares had been suspended since early March, when the smartphone and telecoms equipment maker was accused of violating U.S. trade rules.

Shares in troubled auto parts company Takata shifted lower Thursday after another one of its faulty airbags was blamed for the death of a driver in Texas.

This fatality brings the known death count in the U.S. to 10, according to Clarence Ditlow, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety.